Gordon Hayward once named Cleveland his least favorite NBA city. He might have to change his
mind.

Utah’s restricted free agent small forward has scheduled a meeting with the Cavaliers. Hayward
agreed to meet with team officials, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition
of anonymity because the Cavs are not commenting during the NBA’s 10-day free agency
moratorium.

The Cavs have an interest in Hayward and wanted to bring the 24-year-old in for preliminary
talks, said the person. Hayward averaged 16.2 points, 5.2 assists and 5.1 rebounds last season, his
fourth with the Jazz, who selected the 6-foot-8 former Butler star with the No. 9 overall pick in
the 2010 draft.

In February, Hayward was asked by jazzfanatical.com to name his favorite and least favorite NBA
cities. He picked Miami and Phoenix as his preferred spots because of the warmth and son.

At the other end?

“Since I’ve been in the league, probably Cleveland,” he said. “Cleveland to me is like Gotham
City. It’s, like, so dreary, and just, I don’t know, and then ever since LeBron left, I mean, the
fans, they’re starting to pick up a little bit more, but I remember my rookie year, there was
hardly anybody there.”

Bucks happy with Kidd

New Milwaukee Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Wes Edens admit they might have made some errors in
luring Jason Kidd.

That doesn’t mean they aren’t happy to have him as the Bucks’ new coach.

“Our one goal is to hire people to run it, that know what they’re doing,” Edens said. “Jason is
someone I’ve admired as a player. He did a great job managing the Nets this year and we think he’s
the best young coaching talent in basketball.”

Kidd, who was formally introduced at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, said there were no hard
feelings over his abrupt and surprising departure from Brooklyn, where he won 44 games and reached
the second round of the playoffs as a first-year coach.